Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh

Chapter 385 - 194: Even Golden Core Cultivators Can Only Fume in Frustration

In fact, just as Chu Ning was about to detonate the Thundering Bead, Elder Xia of the Yin Demon Sect felt a sudden pang of unease.

At this moment, finally understanding what had happened, he instantly activated a defense.

Simultaneously, his body suddenly flung diagonally upward, attempting to dodge this Thunder Arc.

However, the Thunder Arc came too swiftly, and even this Golden Core Cultivator couldn’t completely evade it.

The thin, black-robed elder’s face flashed with a look of terror.

At the same time, the Thunder Arc directly hit his protective shield.

Instantly, this Golden Core Elder’s defense shield was shattered.

Yet the thick Thunder Arc seemed largely unimpaired.

As he leaped diagonally upward, it struck his legs heavily!

"Ah!"

Subsequently, the thin, black-robed elder let out an extremely hoarse and mournful scream.

Blood spurted from his mouth.

Under this blow, the lower parts of this Golden Core Cultivator’s legs shattered into innumerable fragmented pieces, scattering blood everywhere!

Simultaneously, the legs were charred black.

The charring continued to rapidly spread upward, with the surging destructive power of the Thunder Technique coursing through his body.

Unexpectedly, the thin, black-robed elder showed remarkable ruthlessness and decisiveness, gritting his teeth and waving his hand downward.

Astonishingly, he severed his own legs at the root!

Curiously enough, where the legs were severed, black light entwined, yet not a drop of blood flowed.

"Boy, today I’ll have your life!!!"

In the next moment, this Golden Core Cultivator, now with half a body, wore a frenzy and vicious expression on his face.

Screaming, he continued pursuing Chu Ning with half his body shrouded in shadow.

Chu Ning clearly sensed the commotion behind him through Divine Sense, and upon seeing this scene, felt a chill run down his spine.

The power of the Thundering Bead was already potent enough.

Even this Golden Core Cultivator was gravely injured to this extent.

However, that his opponent still refused to give up the chase in such a situation caused Chu Ning immense distress.

"Less than a hundred miles away from Pinghu Island!"

Having exhausted all his attack methods, Chu Ning could only grit his teeth and continue his flying escape forward.

But the thin, black-robed elder with half a body once again closed the gap between them.

In just over forty miles of flight, he had already closed to within a hundred feet.

At the same time, the thin, black-robed elder opened his mouth, spitting out a round pill of colorful, flowing light, which shot directly towards Chu Ning.

"Golden Core!"

Upon sensing the situation behind him, Chu Ning’s expression changed.

At this moment, even without overthinking, he knew this was the golden core condensed by a Core Formation Cultivator!

This emaciated elder even resorted to releasing his Golden Core, indicating he was risking his life to the utmost.

Immediately, Chu Ning activated the Double Fire Ring’s child ring to meet the round pill head-on.

Meanwhile, he raised his hand, and several Intermediate Upper Grade Attack Talismans were also activated.

But the Golden Core was exceptionally swift, deftly dodging all these attacks within a few flickers.

Not a hint of obstruction stopped it.

In the blink of an eye, it reached behind Chu Ning and struck heavily against his Body Protection Light Shield.

The shields Chu Ning had formed with Intermediate Upper Grade Talismans dissipated instantly under such an impact.

The Golden Core then struck the flame shield created by the Double Fire Ring Mother Ring.

In an instant, all the flames around Chu Ning vanished.

Even the Double Fire Ring Sub-Ring behind him trembled violently, seemingly about to fall off at any moment.

Yet immediately, the sub-ring automatically flew back towards Chu Ning.

As the surrounding flames disappeared, Chu Ning felt a tremendous force strike him.

His entire body involuntarily accelerated forward a few feet.

The only relief Chu Ning felt was that, despite the turbulence in his blood and energy,

he didn’t appear to be too severely injured.

"It’s that armor!"

Chu Ning quickly realized it.

However, his expression showed no joy, for another strike had failed.

The thin elder once again controlled the Golden Core to attack.

"Ying!"

At that moment, Chu Ning heard Ling Xiaobai’s voice.

"In front, outside the left-side island, I sensed the Ancient Sect Restriction."

Chu Ning rapidly activated several defenses, resisting the Golden Core, while

quickly processing Ling Xiaobai’s words in his mind.

Logic dictated that entering Pinghu Island required traveling some distance to reach the Ancient Sect Restriction.

Yet now, with fifty miles still remaining to Pinghu Island, how could a Restriction be here?

"This indeed has a possibility; the overlap between the small world and the real world isn’t exactly one-to-one.

Previously, when I exited the Ancient Sect Ruins, it wasn’t on Pinghu Island after all?"

Realizing this, joy flooded Chu Ning’s heart.

As the thin elder’s Golden Core struck again, Chu Ning veered towards the left-front island.

Simultaneously, the thin elder once again closed the distance, barely twenty feet away.

Seeing that two consecutive Golden Core attacks failed to cause substantial harm to Chu Ning,

the emaciated face shrouded in shadow was filled with mixed fury and shock.

Gazing at the returning round pill,

the thin elder spat a mouthful of blood onto the Golden Core.